UCSB’s Justin Wilson has developed a new approach to extract rare earth elements from waste. The goal is to make rare earth element recycling financially, logistically and environmentally attractive.

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly ...

Star Trek actor George Takei reunites with UCSB's Alexander Cho to reflect on his 2005 coming out interview, cultural change and the release of his new graphic memoir "It Rhymes with Takei." ...

A new National Science Foundation (NSF) award will support UC Santa Barbara researchers in developing the next generation of cyberinfrastructure for multimodal imaging data. Leading the effort is B. S ...

Shane Jimerson is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and recognized by The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress as a Board Certified Expert and Diplomat, and is included in their ...

Plastic waste travels from inland communities to the ocean through rivers, but new research from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory shows how to stop it at the source. Spanning eight ...

The largest assessment of groundwater levels around the globe found that aquifers are declining worldwide. But a few success stories highlight that proactive management can reverse these trends.

In a leap forward for quantum computing, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists on Wednesday unveiled an eight-qubit topological quantum processor, the first of its kind. The chip, built ...

Scientists uncover why some waterways form single channels, while others divide into many threads, solving a longstanding quandary in the science of rivers.

These territorial crustaceans use their tails as shields to defend against the explosive punches of their rivals.

In the race to dominate artificial intelligence, technology companies are fueling an unprecedented expansion of data centers. These digital infrastructures power everything from search engines to ...